I had the great pleasure recently to meet up with my food-lovin' blogger friend Laura, -aka- The Hungry Lady. Laura is significantly younger than me, but she tolerated a lunch date with me nonetheless! It was great to spend some face-to-face time talking about restaurants, her New Year's resolution to start cooking, and other food/wine stuff. But, more importantly, I got to know more about her besides her love of food. If you haven't read her blog, do yourself a favor and check it out.
So, on to the food.
We met at MoMo's Bistro on Devine Street. I had not been to MoMo's in years and never for lunch. This was Laura's first time there ever. The lunch menu was impressive. Upscale sandwiches, deliciously described salads, a lobster quesadilla. Laura chose the fish tacos and I opted for the French dip. I'll start with Laura's...
Let me start with a familial aside. My father hates tilapia. I mean, HATES it. He's sick of hearing the name, sick of seeing it on every flippin' menu, sick.of.it. So, I couldn't wait to report back to my dad that MoMo's fish tacos are made with a real fish...Grouper. When the plate arrived, all that I could utter was "wow, how pretty."
It was a fantastic presentation. Bright purple cabbage, beautifully grilled fish, bright green lime. While I didn't taste, Laura said these were some of her favorite fish tacos and that the fish was cooking to perfection. Thumbs up.
My choice sounds as boring as they come. But, this sandwich will change your mind. What really caught my eye and convinced me that a French dip was in order was that it's made not with sliced roast beef, but with POT ROAST. Hello? Is this mike on? Can you hear me in the back? POT ROAST. I have never seen this nor has it ever occurred to me to use this type of roast beef on a sandwich such as a F.D. Sheer brilliance! The meat was tender, juicy, flavorful...in a word, perfect. But that's not all. It was topped not with a food service-grade bland provolone or swiss. No, no. MoMo's tops this baby with gruyere. As it arrived at the table, it just looked dreamy with this soft, fresh hoagie roll with gooey, melty cheese cascading over that awesome meat. And wait, there's more. The French dip always comes "au jus." For those of you who didn't major in French, this means "with juice." (Ha Ha...I bet you figured that out when you were about 6, right?). Well, it's been my experience that usually the jus is a sidecar filled with some run-of-the-mill beef broth. This jus blew the doors off any French dip I've ever had. Seriously. Rich, deep flavor that just added that ideal finishing touch to this beautiful sandwich.
So, folks, the bottom line is this. I really like MoMo's for lunch! I had a great meal, I got to learn more about a bloggie-friend who I really admire and I got to spread the word to you fine people. Make a lunch date and enjoy!
So, on to the food.
We met at MoMo's Bistro on Devine Street. I had not been to MoMo's in years and never for lunch. This was Laura's first time there ever. The lunch menu was impressive. Upscale sandwiches, deliciously described salads, a lobster quesadilla. Laura chose the fish tacos and I opted for the French dip. I'll start with Laura's...
Let me start with a familial aside. My father hates tilapia. I mean, HATES it. He's sick of hearing the name, sick of seeing it on every flippin' menu, sick.of.it. So, I couldn't wait to report back to my dad that MoMo's fish tacos are made with a real fish...Grouper. When the plate arrived, all that I could utter was "wow, how pretty."
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| The Hungry Lady sez "Yum Yum" |
My choice sounds as boring as they come. But, this sandwich will change your mind. What really caught my eye and convinced me that a French dip was in order was that it's made not with sliced roast beef, but with POT ROAST. Hello? Is this mike on? Can you hear me in the back? POT ROAST. I have never seen this nor has it ever occurred to me to use this type of roast beef on a sandwich such as a F.D. Sheer brilliance! The meat was tender, juicy, flavorful...in a word, perfect. But that's not all. It was topped not with a food service-grade bland provolone or swiss. No, no. MoMo's tops this baby with gruyere. As it arrived at the table, it just looked dreamy with this soft, fresh hoagie roll with gooey, melty cheese cascading over that awesome meat. And wait, there's more. The French dip always comes "au jus." For those of you who didn't major in French, this means "with juice." (Ha Ha...I bet you figured that out when you were about 6, right?). Well, it's been my experience that usually the jus is a sidecar filled with some run-of-the-mill beef broth. This jus blew the doors off any French dip I've ever had. Seriously. Rich, deep flavor that just added that ideal finishing touch to this beautiful sandwich.
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| I forgot to mention the fries..homemade and awesome! |
So, folks, the bottom line is this. I really like MoMo's for lunch! I had a great meal, I got to learn more about a bloggie-friend who I really admire and I got to spread the word to you fine people. Make a lunch date and enjoy!
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